misurare — Italian conjugation
to measure, to measure out, to measure off, to gauge, to survey
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | misuro | I measure |
| tu | misuri | you measure |
| lui/lei | misura | he/she/it measures |
| noi | misuriamo | we measure |
| voi | misurate | you (pl.) measure |
| loro | misurano | they measure |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | misurai | I measured |
| tu | misurasti | you measured |
| lui/lei | misurò | he/she/it measured |
| noi | misurammo | we measured |
| voi | misuraste | you (pl.) measured |
| loro | misurarono | they measured |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | misuravo |
| tu | misuravi |
| lui/lei | misurava |
| noi | misuravamo |
| voi | misuravate |
| loro | misuravano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | misurerei | I would measure |
| tu | misureresti | you would measure |
| lui/lei | misurerebbe | he/she/it would measure |
| noi | misureremmo | we would measure |
| voi | misurereste | you (pl.) would measure |
| loro | misurerebbero | they would measure |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | misurerò | I will measure |
| tu | misurerai | you will measure |
| lui/lei | misurerà | he/she/it will measure |
| noi | misureremo | we will measure |
| voi | misurerete | you (pl.) will measure |
| loro | misureranno | they will measure |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho misurato | I have measured |
| tu | hai misurato | you have measured |
| lui/lei | ha misurato | he/she/it has measured |
| noi | abbiamo misurato | we have measured |
| voi | avete misurato | you (pl.) have measured |
| loro | hanno misurato | they have measured |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo misurato | I had measured |
| tu | avevi misurato | you had measured |
| lui/lei | aveva misurato | he/she/it had measured |
| noi | avevamo misurato | we had measured |
| voi | avevate misurato | you (pl.) had measured |
| loro | avevano misurato | they had measured |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei misurato |
| tu | avresti misurato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe misurato |
| noi | avremmo misurato |
| voi | avreste misurato |
| loro | avrebbero misurato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò misurato | I will have measured |
| tu | avrai misurato | you will have measured |
| lui/lei | avrà misurato | he/she/it will have measured |
| noi | avremo misurato | we will have measured |
| voi | avrete misurato | you (pl.) will have measured |
| loro | avranno misurato | they will have measured |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | misuri |
| tu | misuri |
| lui/lei | misuri |
| noi | misuriamo |
| voi | misuriate |
| loro | misurino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | misurassi |
| tu | misurassi |
| lui/lei | misurasse |
| noi | misurassimo |
| voi | misuraste |
| loro | misurassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | misura |
| lui/lei | misuri |
| noi | misuriamo |
| voi | misurate |
| loro | misurino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non misurare |
| lui/lei | non misuri |
| noi | non misuriamo |
| voi | non misurate |
| loro | non misurino |